Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that the northern part of Nigeria would have still remained a ‘barren desert’ but for the resources, kindness and...
Two weeks ago, new allegations were added to a litany of human rights abuses that have been levied against the former president of The Gambia, Yahya...
In a bid to quell violent protests which has lingered for long, embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the controversial extradition bill...
The Lagos state government on Monday impounded a truck loaded with poisonous cow-hide, popularly known as Ponmo. The seizure was effected at Ijegun, Ikotun-Igando Local Council Development...
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is appalled at the conditions in which the United States is keeping detained migrants and refugees, including children, her office...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday alleged that the Federal Government was planning a secret execution of Ruga settlement for herdsmen across the country,...
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday said it would destroy N38m worth of substandard roofing sheets found in a Lagos warehouse. The Director, Inspectorate...
The now suspended Ruga settlement system has been kicked against by the Biafra Nations Youth League (BNYL) which claims that the programme is a new strategy...
A member of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) serving in Osun State, Ayomikun Ademorayo, has died after reportedly applying sniper insecticide to control lice...
The Ralph Uwazurike-led Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Biafran Independent Movement (BIM) on Monday issued a warning, over the...
One Chukuemaka Eze has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly killing an ex-corps member, Lilian Mgbanwu, after raping her. The Force Public...
Elder Stateman, Chief Edwin Clark has warned the Federal Government against the re-introduction of the suspended Ruga settlement project, saying Nigeria could disintegrate with it. Commending...
20 governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday protested at the party’s national Secretariat over the adoption of indirect primary by...
Some members of the House of Representatives have challenged the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend the Ndudi Elumelu-led minority leadership The lawmakers...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has revealed that it is providing a grant of $1 billion to African countries to support the implementation of the African...
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT have discovered an Island in Akaraba and Takwa Bay communities in Atlas Cove, Lagos, where vandals store siphoned...
An Assistant Superintendent of the Nigeria Customs Service, Nura Dahiru, who promoted himself to the rank of deputy comptroller-general of Customs (DCG) has been hospitalized for...
A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State has distanced itself from the purported withdrawal of Olufemi Lanlehin, the party’s governorship candidate in...
Apparently worried about the insecurity bedeviling the country, some members of the Creative Group Industry on Monday staged a peaceful protest to the Redemption Camp, Lagos...
The losing streak in the local bourse was halted in the first trading session of the week as buying interest in FLOURMILL (+10.0%), FBNH (+2.4%) and...
In the alleged bid to remove the loyalists of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from government, vice chairmen of Akoko-Edo and...
A human rights group, Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) on Monday issued a stern warning to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has closed down 17 illegal LPG stations in Ibadan. Mr Oluyemi Olaonipekun, the Operations Controller of Ibadan Field Office of...
Following a comment credited to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, where he said northerners should be proud for not being known for being convicted for “419...
There was fear in Delta on Monday when some suspected bandits attacked an orphanage home, Saints Orphanage in Issele-Uku in Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta...
Pariah Asian nation, Iran announced it would begin enriching uranium beyond a limit set in an international nuclear accord, despite an earlier warning by US President...
The senator from Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, who assaulted a nursing murder at a sex toy shop in Abuja, has been granted bail in the sum...
The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in the 2019 general election, Biokpomabo...
Troubled Senator Elisha Abbo was paraded at the Magistrate Court in Zuba Abuja, Monday, for arraignment on criminal charges of assault on a lady at an...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been described as one of the Federal Government agencies that has always made efforts to check corruption. The claim...
The controversial debate surrounding whether or not the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) transmitted results from the 2019 general elections to a server, has resurface again....
A female member of the National Youth Service Corps that was kidnapped by the men of Boko Haram in January has finally regained her freedom, alongside...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged admissibility of the form containing his bio-data at the on going presidential election petition tribunal. At the tribunal, the Peoples...
A former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, on Monday explained why he rejected APC and worked against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general...
I pity folks who use the threat of war or those that fear it, as not understanding the fundermental essence of war. And here, I don’t...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said it would go after professional examination takers. The board also said it would publish names of...
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to disown the ultimatum of the Northern youths, and also...
The chairman, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Oyo State chapter, Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, on Sunday said Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde if not cautioned on...
Two governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the South East are said to have concluded plans to hand over lands in some senatorial zones...
Exactly a year ago Eritreans could hardly contain their joy as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed touched down in Asmara. The city had seen nothing like...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been advised to forget the issue of Ndudi Elumelu being named the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and...
The People’s Democratic Party Youth Network (PDPYN) has cautioned the national leadership of the party to tread with caution on the sensitive issue of electing a...
A warning has been directed to Northern youths for issuing an ultimatum to the Federal Government, to implement the now suspended Ruga settlement policy which has...
Nigeria Air Force on Sunday said scores of Boko Haram fighters have been killed by airstrike in Bakassi, on the fringes of Lake Chad, Borno State....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari over recent appointment of his personal aides. The party which accused Buhari of abandoning Nigerians to...
President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to leaked memos from the UK ambassador to the US which branded his administration as inept and inadequate. Trump said...
Protesting staff members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday held their service within the premises of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company in...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reacted to a claim by the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that he withdrew $470 million to fund...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari of initiating policies that have taken education from...
A senseless ultimatum President Muhammadu Buhari, on July 3, 2019, suspended the implementation of the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) initiative. The Nigerian government is believed...